Trying to Record Via Firewire without a tape

I am trying to record directly into my computer. When I click now in the capture window it tells me no time code run it in vtr. I am not putting a tape into the camera. is there a way i can use this like this? add a time code somehow?
thanks....

Going to tape first is a good idea anyway, especially if you want to delete the capture from the computer and reload it later to make changes. Can't do that without tape...
But if it's not something you want to keep around it might not matter to you.

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